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Saudi Arabia At The Olympics
Saudi Arabia has competed in twelve Summer Olympic Games. They first appeared in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Saudi Arabia made their debut in the Winter Olympics in 2022. Women's participation in the Olympics Prior to June 2012, Saudi Arabia banned female athletes from competing at the Olympics. However, following the International Olympic Committee pressuring the Saudi Olympic Committee to send female athletes to the 2012 Summer Olympics, in June 2012 the Saudi Embassy in London announced this had been agreed. There were calls for Saudi Arabia to be barred from the Olympics until it permitted women to compete, notably from Anita DeFrantz, chair of the International Olympic Committee's Women and Sports Commission, in 2010. In 2008, Ali Al-Ahmed, director of the Institute for Gulf Affairs, likewise called for Saudi Arabia to be barred from the Games, describing its ban on women athletes as a violation of the International Olympic Committee charter. St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee
Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee (IOC code: KSA; ar, اللجنة الأولمبية السعودية وأولمبياد المعاقين) is the National Olympic Committee and the National Paralympic Committee representing Saudi Arabia. Until the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Saudi Arabia was one of three countries that had never had a female competitor at the games. The other two countries, Qatar and Brunei, also selected women to compete for the first time. On 20 December 2021, the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee and the Saudi Arabian Paralympic Committee were merged into one. 2012 Summer Olympics In April 2012 the head of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee ruled against sending female participants to the Summer Olympics in London. The Olympic committee had previously released a list of potential candidates for the games which included females. Saudi Arabia's refusal to send women to the Olympics put them at odds with the Olympic charter which states that "any form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judo
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). Judo was created in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō () as an eclectic martial art, distinguishing itself from its predecessors (primarily Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū, Tenjin Shinyo-ryu jujutsu and Kitō-ryū jujutsu) due to an emphasis on "randori" (, lit. 'free sparring') instead of "kata" (pre-arranged forms) alongside its removal of striking and weapon training elements. Judo rose to prominence for its dominance over Kodokan–Totsuka rivalry, established jujutsu schools in tournaments hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (警視庁武術大会, ''Keishicho Bujutsu Taikai''), resulting in its adoption as the department's primary martial art. A judo practitioner is called a , and the judo uniform is called . The objective of co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October 2000. A total of 10,651 athletes from 199 nations represented by National Olympic Committees (NOCs) (with Individual Olympic Athletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics, four individual athletes from East Timor) competed in 300 events in 28 sports. Athletes from 80 countries won at least one medal. The United States won the most medals overall with 93, as well as the most gold (37) medals. Host nation Australia finished the Games with 58 medals overall (16 gold, 25 silver, and 17 bronze). Cameroon, Colombia, Latvia, Mozambique and Slovenia won a gold medal for the first time in their Olympic histories, while Vietnam, Barbados, North Macedonia, Macedonia, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, and Saudi Arabia won their first ever Olympic medals. __TOC__ Medal table The ranking in this ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia At The 2000 Summer Olympics
Saudi Arabia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The nation won its first Olympic medals at these Games. Medalists Results by event Athletics Men's 100m *Jamal Al-Saffar *# Round 1 – 10.75 (→ did not advance) Men's 200m * Salem Al-Yami *# Round 1 – 21.18 (→ did not advance) Men's 400m * Hamdan Al-Bishi *# Round 1 – 45.22 *# Round 2 – 45.35 *# Semifinal – 45.98 (→ did not advance) Men's 110m Hurdles * Mubarak Mubarak *# Round 1 – DSQ (→ did not advance) Men's 400m Hurdles *Hadi Souan Somayli *# Round 1 – 49.28 *# Semifinal – 48.14 *# Final – 47.53 (→ Silver Medal) Men's 4 × 100 m Relay *Jamal Al-Saffar, Salem Al-Yami, Mohamed Al-Yami, and Mubarak Mubarak *# Round 1 – 39.94 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 400 m Relay * Mohammed Albeshi, Hamdan Al-Bishi, Hamed Al-Bishi, and Hadi Souan Somayli *# Round 1 – 03:09.57 (→ did not advance) Swimming Men's 100m Breaststroke * Ahmad Al-Kudmani *# Preliminary Heat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States from 19 July to 4 August 1996. A total of 10,318 athletes from 197 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), competed in 271 events in 26 sports. Athletes from 79 NOCs won at least one medal. The United States won the most gold medals (44), as well as the most medals overall (101) for the first time since 1984, and for the first time since 1968 in a non-boycotted Summer Olympics. Donovan Bailey of Canada set a world record in the men's 100m race (9.84 seconds). Michael Johnson of the United States set a world record in the 200m race (19.32 seconds) and Naim Suleymanoglu of Turkey set the record of an unprecedented three consecutive Olympic titles in weightlifting. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Saudi Arabia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Results by event Athletics Men's 5,000 metres * Alyan al-Qahtani :* Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance) Men's 10,000 metres * Alyan Al-Qahtani :* Qualification — did not finish (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 400 m Relay * Saleh al-Saydan, Mohammed al-Beshi, Hashim al-Sharfa, and Hadi Souan Somayli :* Heat — 3:04.67 :* Semi Final — 3:07.18 (→ did not advance) Men's 400m Hurdles *Hadi Souan Somayli :* Heat — 49.94s (→ did not advance) Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase * Ibrahim Al-Asiri Yahya :* Heat — 8:46.37 (→ did not advance) ReferencesOfficial Olympic Reports Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1992 Summer Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees and two non-NOC teams ranked by the number of medals won during the 1992 Summer Olympics, held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, from July 25 to August 9, 1992. A total of 9,356 athletes from 169 countries participated in these games, competing in 257 events in 28 sports. Athletes from 64 countries won at least one medal, leaving 105 countries without a medal. The Unified Team (ex-USSR countries that competed together because the Soviet Union broke up several months before the start of the Games) won the most medals overall, 112, as well as the most gold medals, 45, edging the United States team that won 108 total and 37 gold medals respectively. As of 2021, these are the last Summer Olympics where the United States did not win the most medals overall, and the only one since 1936 where the most gold medals were not won by either the USA, the USSR, or China. Host nation Spain f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Saudi Arabia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Nine competitors, all men, took part in thirteen events in five sports. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Athletics Men's Discus Throw *Khaled Al-Khalidi :* Qualification — 47.96 m (→ did not advance) Men's Shot Put *Khaled Al-Khalidi :* Qualification — 17.72 m (→ did not advance) Cycling Three cyclists represented Saudi Arabia in 1992. ; Men's road race * Medhadi Al-Dosari * Saleh Al-Qobaissi * Mohamed Al-Takroni ; Men's team time trial * Medhadi Al-Dosari * Saleh Al-Qobaissi * Mohamed Al-Takroni Fencing One fencer represented Saudi Arabia in 1992. ; Men's sabre * Sami Al-Baker Swimming Table tennis References External linksOfficial Olympic Reports Nations at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Summer Olympics Medal Table
This is the full table of the medal table of the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC. Athletes from 52 countries won medals, leaving 108 countries without a medal. The Soviet Union utterly dominated the medal count, winning 55 gold and 132 total medals. The results that got closest to that medal haul afterwards are China's 48 gold medals in 2008 and the USA's 121 total medals in 2016. Change By Doping References External links * * * {{Top Summer Olympics medal-winning nations Medal count 1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia At The 1988 Summer Olympics
Saudi Arabia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Results by event Archery In the second time the nation competed in archery at the Olympics, Saudi Arabia entered two men. Once again, the Saudis only narrowly avoided constituting the bottom of the ranking. They placed 82nd and 83rd out of 84 archers. Men Athletics Men's 3.000m Steeplechase * Mohammed al-Dosari :# Heat — 8:45.25 :# Semi Final — 8:44.22 (→ did not advance) Men's Javelin Throw * Abdul Azeem Al-Alawyat :* Qualification — 56.32m (→ did not advance) References Official Olympic Reports Nations at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ... 1988 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States, from July 28 to August 12. A total of 6,829 athletes from 140 nations participated in 221 events in 21 sports. Overall, 47 nations received at least one medal, and 25 of them won at least one gold medal. Athletes from host nation United States won the most medals overall, with 174, and the most gold medals, with 83. The former record was the largest overall medal haul for the nation since the 1904 edition; the latter record was the highest gold medal tally at a single Games and the most for a host nation. It marked the first time the United States led the medal count in both gold and overall medals since 1968. Sports commentators noted that the absence of the Soviet Union and various other Eastern Bloc nations stemming from a boycott contributed to the highly skewed medal results benefitting the United States and other cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from July 17 to August 1, 1976. A total of 6,084 athletes from 92 countries represented by National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in these Games, competing in 198 events in 23 sports. Twenty-eight African countries boycotted these Games. This decision was taken in response to the participation of New Zealand, because its national rugby union team (the All Blacks) continued to play rugby with South Africa, which had been banned from the Olympic movement since 1964 due to its apartheid policies. Athletes from 42 countries won at least one medal, leaving 51 countries in blank in the medals table. The Soviet Union won the highest number of gold medals (49) and overall medals (125). The Games were dominated by the Soviet Bloc, with the USSR and its satellites occupying seven out of top ten places in the medal standings. Thailand and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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